The 2013 Import and Export Market for Worked Ivory, Bone, Horn, Coral, Mother-Of-Pearl, and Other Animal Carving Materials and Articles Thereof in North America & the Caribbean

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in North America & the Caribbean face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying worked ivory, bone, horn, coral, mother-of-pearl, and other animal carving materials and articles thereof to North America & the Caribbean? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of worked ivory, bone, horn, coral, mother-of-pearl, and other animal carving materials and articles thereof vary from one country to another in North America & the Caribbean? Do exporters serving the market in North America & the Caribbean have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, North America & the Caribbean also sells to the international market of worked ivory, bone, horn, coral, mother-of-pearl, and other animal carving materials and articles thereof. Which countries in North America & the Caribbean supply the most exports of worked ivory, bone, horn, coral, mother-of-pearl, and other animal carving materials and articles thereof? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for worked ivory, bone, horn, coral, mother-of-pearl, and other animal carving materials and articles thereof in North America & the Caribbean. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for worked ivory, bone, horn, coral, mother-of-pearl, and other animal carving materials and articles thereof for those countries serving North America & the Caribbean via exports or